题目内容
Douglas Adams was born in Cambridge in March 1952, educated at Brentwood School, Essex and St John's College, Cambridge where, in 1974 he gained a BA (and later an MA) in English literature.
He was the creator of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy(《银河系漫游指南》), which started life as a BBC Radio 4 series in March 1978. Since then it has been transformed into a series of best-selling novels, a TV series, a record album, a computer game and several stage adaptations.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy's success sent the book straight to Number One in the UK Bestseller List and in 1984 Douglas Adams became the youngest author to be awarded a Golden Pan. He won a further two (a rare feat), and was nominated—though not selected - for the first Best of Young British Novelists awards.
He followed this success with The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (1980); Life, The Universe and Everything (1982); So Long and Thanks for all the Fish (1984); and Mostly Harmless (1992). The first two books in the Hitchhiker series were adapted into a 6-part television series, which was an immediate success when first showed in 1982. Other publications include Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (1987) and Long Dark Tea-time of the Soul (1988). In 1984 Douglas teamed up with John Lloyd and wrote The Meaning of Life and their second huge success, The Deeper Meaning of Life followed in 1990. One of Douglas’s personal favorites was written in 1990 when he teamed up with zoologist Mark Carwardine and wrote Last Chance to See an account of a world-wide search for rare and endangered species of animals.
Douglas sold over 15 million books in the UK, the US and Australia. He was also a best seller in German, Swedish and many other languages.
Douglas Adams died on Friday, May 11, 2001, in Santa Barbara, CA. He will be greatly missed by fans worldwide.
1.The main idea of this passage is .
A.Douglas Adams, always loved by fans
B.Douglas Adams and The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
C.Douglas Adams and his works
D.Douglas Adams’s personal lives
2.The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy was first shown to the public as .
A.a radio series B.a movie C.a TV series D.a computer game
3.Which two books were adapted into a six-part TV series?
A.Life, The Universe and Everything and Mostly Harmless
B.The Restaurant at the End of the Universe and Life, The Universe and Everything
C.The Restaurant at the End of the Universe and So Long and Thanks for all the Fish
D.So Long and Thanks for all the Fish and Mostly Harmless
4. Last Chance to See is a book about .
A.Some stories happening in a Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
B.the author’s personal favorites
C.a zoologist and his worldwide experiences
D.searching for rare and endangered species of animals
5.Which of the following statement is not true?
A.Douglas Adams died at the age of 49 and he was memorized by his fans.
B.Douglas Adams was the youngest author to be selected as one of the first Best of Young British Novelists.
C.John Lloyd was one of the authors of the two books, The Meaning of Lifeand The Deeper Meaning of Life.
D.Douglas graduated from Essex and St John's College and gained a Master’s Degree.
1.C
2.A
3.B
4.D
5.B
【解析】
试题分析:文章介绍了Douglas Adams的成就和他的作品的梗概。
1.主旨题:文章介绍了Douglas Adams和他的作品。选C
2.细节题:从第二段的句子:He was the creator of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy(《银河系漫游指南》), which started life as a BBC Radio 4 series in March 1978. 可知选A
3.细节题:从第三段的句子:He followed this success with The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (1980); Life, The Universe and Everything (1982); So Long and Thanks for all the Fish (1984); and Mostly Harmless (1992). The first two books in the Hitchhiker series were adapted into a 6-part television series, 可知选B
4.细节题:从第四段的句子:One of Douglas’s personal favorites was written in 1990 when he teamed up with zoologist Mark Carwardine and wrote Last Chance to See an account of a world-wide search for rare and endangered species of animals.可知选D
5.细节题:从第二段的句子:He won a further two (a rare feat), and was nominated—though not selected - for the first Best of Young British Novelists awards可知他并没有获得英国最佳年轻小说家。选B
考点:考查人物传记类短文
点评:本文考查细节题为主,细节题可以在文章中直接找到与答案有关的信息?或是其变体。搜查信息在阅读中非常重要它包括理解作者在叙述某事时使用的具体事实、数据、图表等细节信息。在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都属于这类围绕主体展开的细节。做这类题一般采用寻读法?即先读题,然后带着问题快速阅读短文,找出与问题有关的词语或句子,再对相关部分进行分析对比,找出答案。
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I’d been proud that I’d never lost my cellphone until my husband Jack got a call one evening.
We went to visit a friend in hospital last year. When Jack’s 36 rang, it was my mother calling from my 37 . She asked if I had 38 my mobile. I checked my purse. It was 39 !
I used Jack’s phone to call my number. Then a boy, whom I’ll call Rhys, 40 it. “I found your phone!” he said, excitedly. “I have been trying to find you, but 41 it was getting late, I decided to leave.” He gave me the address of a 42 near his home.
Later that evening, I went to 43 him there. I didn’t dare to go 44 , worrying this was some cheater. So Jack came along. After 45 10km, we got to the coffee shop which Rhys 46 .
My 47 were gone. Rhys was just a young boy. “How did you 48 my mum?” I asked. He 49 that when he found my mobile by the roadside, he started calling people in my list of contacts. But all they 50 was my mobile phone number—which didn’t 51 . He’d called many names, starting with the letter A. Finally he got Adam, one of my friends, who 52 my house.
I was 53 to get my phone back with all the contacts, messages and photos I could have lost for ever. I was so 54 to Rhys and offered him some money, but he 55 .
As we drove back, we praised Rhys for his honesty.
1.A. electric car |
B. mobile phone |
C. radio |
D. doorbell |
2.A. hospital |
B. company |
C. school |
D. home |
3.A. found |
B. changed |
C. lost |
D. bought |
4.A. gone |
B. new |
C. busy |
D. broken |
5.A. accepted |
B. returned |
C. got |
D. answered |
6.A. before |
B. because |
C. after |
D. if |
7.A. coffee shop |
B. post office |
C. hotel |
D. supermarket |
8.A. follow |
B. meet |
C. catch |
D. punish |
9.A. slowly |
B. back |
C. alone |
D. finally |
10.A. driving |
B. running |
C. walking |
D. riding |
11.A. talked about |
B. looked for |
C. heard of |
D. knew about |
12.A. difficulties |
B. fears |
C. diseases |
D. hopes |
13.A. remember |
B. know |
C. tell |
D. understand |
14.A. realized |
B. repeated |
C. explained |
D. believed |
15.A. had |
B. noticed |
C. expected |
D. finished |
16.A. happen |
B. matter |
C. help |
D. fit |
17.A. called |
B. visited |
C. shared |
D. sold |
18.A. sorry |
B. glad |
C. sad |
D. proud |
19.A. useful |
B. strange |
C. grateful |
D. polite |
20.A missed |
B. appeared |
C. agreed |
D. refused |
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